diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/protocols/pxe.py b/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/protocols/pxe.py
index 0e8d0a2f..f60f26e5 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/protocols/pxe.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/protocols/pxe.py
@@ -475,6 +475,9 @@ def check_reply(node, info, packet, sock, cfg, reqview):
     gateway = None
     netmask = None
     niccfg = netutil.get_nic_config(cfg, node, ifidx=info['netinfo']['ifidx'])
+    nicerr = niccfg.get('error_msg', False)
+    if nicerr:
+        log.log({'error': nicerr})
     if niccfg.get('ipv4_broken', False):
         # Received a request over a nic with no ipv4 configured, ignore it
         return
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/netutil.py b/confluent_server/confluent/netutil.py
index a81e43bc..106d0c15 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/netutil.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/netutil.py
@@ -202,13 +202,16 @@ def get_nic_config(configmanager, node, ip=None, mac=None, ifidx=None,
                         continue
                 candgw = cfgbyname[candidate].get('ipv4_gateway', None)
                 if candip:
-                    if ip_on_same_subnet(net, candip, prefix):
-                        cfgdata['ipv4_address'] = candip
-                        cfgdata['ipv4_method'] = 'static'
-                        cfgdata['ipv4_gateway'] = cfgbyname[candidate].get(
-                            'ipv4_gateway', None)
-                        cfgdata['prefix'] = prefix
-                        return cfgdata
+                    try:
+                        if ip_on_same_subnet(net, candip, prefix):
+                            cfgdata['ipv4_address'] = candip
+                            cfgdata['ipv4_method'] = 'static'
+                            cfgdata['ipv4_gateway'] = cfgbyname[candidate].get(
+                                'ipv4_gateway', None)
+                            cfgdata['prefix'] = prefix
+                            return cfgdata
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        cfgdata['error_msg'] = 'Error trying to evaluate "{0}" for {1}: {2}'.format(candip, node, str(e))
                 elif candgw:
                     if ip_on_same_subnet(net, candgw, prefix):
                         candgws.append(candgw)